Car-ladder.



F. M. WHYTE.

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CAR LADDER.

APPLICATION FILED Dems. 1911.

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FREDERICK M. WHYTE, OF TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HUTCI-IINS CARROOFING COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

CAR-LADDER.

Application led December 6, 1917.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK M. WHYTE, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Tarrytown, in the county of Westchester andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCar-Ladders, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to car ladders such as are applied to the sidesand ends of box cars, and it is the object of the invention to obtain,first, a construction which has a greater element of safety; and second,one vwhich may be easily manufactured and installed. With these objectsin view the invention comprises the construction as hereinafter setforth.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a plan view of a construction having a single stile;

Figs. 2 and 3 are respectively a side elevation and an end elevationthereof;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section through the stile' F ig. 5 is aperspective view showing a modified construction having three stiles.

In the present state of the art railway box cars are usually providedwith ladders at the end adjacent to one side and also a ladder at theside adjacent to the end. This permits of the trainman passing from endto side or vice versa to avoid danger. It is, however, the practice toplace these ladders inside of the corner for a short distance so that itis necessary' to reach around and feel for the round of the ladder onthe other side, and there is always the chance of missing ones hold. Ihave avoided this danger by a construction in which the ladder issubstantially continuous around the side and end, permitting thetrainman to perceive as well as to feel his way around.

As shown in Figs. 1 to l, A is a metallic bar or stile, preferably ofangle'cross section and arranged diagonally opposite the corner of thecar. The upper and lower ends of this stile are secured to the car bodyby feet B and C bent to extend respectively along the side and at theend of the car, and secured by suitable means, such as the bolts D and Epassing through the side plate and end sill of the car body. The stile ASpecification of Letters Patent.

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is further provided with a series of apertures or slots F for engagementwith the rungs G. These extend from the corner stile to the side and endof the car and are preferably continuous, as shown in Fig. l, but maybemade in separate pieces as shown in Fig. 5. opposite ends either byindividually bolting them to the car body, as indicated at H, or pysecuring them to stiles I, as shown in With the construction described,the stile A being positioned as described, the rungs on the end and sideare in view from either position, and with the construction shown inFig. l are continuous. Thus the trainman can quickly pass from one sideto the other. At the same time the construction is simplified in that itdispenses with at least one stile, and the fact that this stile issecured by the rounds at both the side and the end of the car gives anadditional element of security.

What I claim as my invention is:

l. A ladder for cars comprising a stile arranged diagonally opposite thecorner of the car and having feet at its opposite ends respectivelysecured to the side and end of the car body, and rungs for the side andend sections supported by said common stile.

2. A ladder for cars comprising a stile of angle cross section arrangeddiagonally opposite the corner of the car with its apex inward, theupper and lower ends of said stile having feet bent laterally to engagethe side and end of the car body, the flanges of said stile beingprovided with a series of apertures therein, and rounds engaging saidapertures and extending along the side and end of the car.

3. A ladder for cars comprising a stile of angle cross section arrangeddiagonally opposite the car corner with its apex inward, said stilehaving bent feet at the opposite ends thereof for engaging respectivelythe side and end of the car body, the ianges being Aslotted atintervals, and a series of rounds engaging the slots in said anges andsecured at their opposite ends to the side and end of the car.

ln testimony whereof I afflx my signature.

FREDERICK M. WI-IYTE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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